Ugh. Sick. Probably overdid it last night. Hooo-eee. I'm skipping the brew today. So, we play catch up, once more. Here's a a photo of the Minneapolis Town Hall Brewery Imperial Stout, Old Jack Frost that I had at the bar last Tuesday, and with it, my original review from nearly 5 years ago, sampled at home from a growler.
Solid, unsoluble black, 'neath a roasted tan head. Classic picture of an Imperial Stout. Very inviting.
Aroma brims with vitality, rich and roasty, with flavors of carob, anise, mollases, espresso and cocoa vying for their place in the nose. It's a luscious blend, full and heady.
Taste: big in the mouth as well, full and pervasive on the palate. Solid as any real IS worth the name should be, but very mellow as well. Alcoholic strength doesn't seem an issue, not until you near the end of the glass.
The rich flavors indicated in the nose come back in the taste, a mellifluous melange of dark and delightful tints, tinges, and tastes. A cavern of delights, a full well bringing forth deliciousness.
Tasty, tasty, this, a devilishly delicious stout that makes me commit the unlikely sin of wishing it were colder right now, to enjoy this warm and wonderful brew better.
The first non-bourbon/whiskey-fied Imperial Stout I've yet tasted at Town Halll, not counting the short-lived version they tapped for Anniversary Week 2005, which was the Czar Jack before the Jack.
I'd like to see a lot more of this.
As big and bold as this beer is, the growler will not last the night. It's that tasty and my will power is that weak.
Serving type: growler
Reviewed on: 01-26-2006 03:27:28
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